Mfs High Income Municipal Trust - Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (DEFA14A)
08 September 2008 - 8:34PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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THAN THE REGISTRANT [ ]
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by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to sec. 240.14a-11(c) or sec. 240.14a-12
MFS(R) High Income Municipal Trust
MFS(R) High Yield Municipal Trust
MFS(R) Investment Grade Municipal Trust
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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M F S(R)
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
MFS High Income Municipal Trust
MFS High Yield Municipal Trust
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund
September 8, 2008
Dear Shareholder:
We are writing to follow-up on proxy materials that were mailed to you
regarding the Annual Meeting of Shareholders that is scheduled for October 9,
2008. At the meeting, stockholders are being asked to vote on a number of
important proposals for your Fund, including:
o Approval of an amended and restated Declaration of Trust (the Fund's
organizational document), which will allow your Fund to conform to the
declaration of trust used by other MFS-advised funds (but will not alter
any of the Fund's current investments or investment policies).
o Approval to amend or remove certain of the Fund's investment policies that
are designated as "fundamental" (and so can be changed only with
shareholder approval), which are being proposed in response to the
development of new practices and changes in applicable law and to
facilitate administration of the Fund.
o Election of Fund Trustees
For more information about these proposals, please see the proxy statement that
was previously sent to you.
THE TRUSTEES OF YOUR FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE FOR EACH OF THE
PROPOSALS.
Your vote is very important. Voting promptly will help reduce solicitation
costs (which are paid for by your Fund) and will eliminate your receiving
follow-up phone calls or mailings. Your vote can be cast quickly and easily by
signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed
postage-paid return envelope. You may also be able to vote by telephone or
Internet by following instructions on your proxy card.
If you are ready to vote by telephone, need assistance, or have any questions
regarding the Fund's proposal or how to vote your shares, please call our proxy
solicitor, Georgeson Inc. at 1-888-605-8354. We thank you for your continued
trust and support.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert J. Manning
Robert J. Manning
President
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ELECTRONIC VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
YOU CAN VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE! AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY,
7 DAYS A WEEK!
Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the two
voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.
VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.
PROXIES SUBMITTED BY THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE MUST BE RECEIVED
BY 9:29 A.M., EASTERN TIME, ON OCTOBER 9, 2008.
VOTE BY INTERNET
o Log on to the Internet and go to www.investorvote.com
o Follow the steps outlined on the secured website.
VOTE BY TELEPHONE
o Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the United
States, Canada & Puerto Rico any time on a touch tone
telephone. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call.
o Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message.
Using a BLACK INK pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in [X]
this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.
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ANNUAL MEETING PROXY CARD 123456 C0123456789 12345
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/ IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. /
[A] PROPOSALS -- THE TRUSTEES OF YOUR TRUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEMS 1-3.
1. Election of Directors: 01 - William R. Gutow 02 - Michael Hegarty 03 - Robert W. Uek
[ ] MARK HERE TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES
[ ] MARK HERE TO WITHHOLD VOTE FROM ALL NOMINEES
01 02 03
[ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT - To withhold a vote for one or [ ] [ ] [ ]
more nominees, mark the box to the left and the
corresponding numbered box(es) to the right.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To approve an amended and restated [ ] [ ] [ ] 3. To amend or remove certain [ ] [ ] [ ]
Declaration of Trust for each Trust. fundamental investment
policies of the Trusts.
4. To transact such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting and any
adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
[B] AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -- THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. -- DATE AND SIGN BELOW
Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, sign in the partnership name.
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) -- Please print Signature 1 -- Please keep signature Signature 2 -- Please keep signature
date below. within the box. within the box.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- Please print new address below.
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/ IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE
BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE./
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PROXY -- MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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MFS(R) HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL TRUST - COMMON SHARES
MFS(R) HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL TRUST - COMMON SHARES
MFS(R) INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST - COMMON SHARES
500 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH TRUST
NOTICE OF THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 2008
The signer of this proxy card hereby appoints Christopher R. Bohane, Timothy M. Fagan, Mark D. Fischer, Brian E.
Langenfeld, Susan S. Newton, and Susan A. Pereira and each of them separately, proxies, with power of substitution, and
hereby authorizes each of them to represent, and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, at the Meeting of
Shareholders of the above-referenced Trusts, on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., Boston time, and at any
adjournments thereof, all of the common shares of the Trust that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally
present.
Each trust will hold its meeting simultaneously with each other Trust. Shareholders of each Trust will vote separately on each item.
Only a Trust's shareholders of record on August 4, 2008 will be entitled to vote at that Trust's Meeting of Shareholders.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE SIGNING SHAREHOLDER. IF NO
DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE
UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS ON THE
REVERSE SIDE.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPTLY VOTING, SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY, WHICH WILL
HELP AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF A SECOND SOLICITATION FOR YOUR TRUST. THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO
POSTAGE AND IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE
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Using a BLACK INK pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in [X]
this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.
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ANNUAL MEETING PROXY CARD
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/ PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. /
[A] PROPOSALS -- THE TRUSTEES OF YOUR TRUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEMS 1-3.
1. Election of Directors: 01 - William R. Gutow 02 - Michael Hegarty 03 - Robert W. Uek
04 - J. Atwood Ives 05 - Laurie J. Thomsen
[ ] MARK HERE TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES
[ ] MARK HERE TO WITHHOLD VOTE FROM ALL NOMINEES
01 02 03 04 05
[ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT - To withhold a vote for one or [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
more nominees, mark the box to the left and the
corresponding numbered box(es) to the right.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To approve an amended and restated [ ] [ ] [ ] 3. To amend or remove certain [ ] [ ] [ ]
Declaration of Trust for each Trust. fundamental investment
policies of the Trusts.
4. To transact such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting and any
adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
[B] AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -- THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. -- DATE AND SIGN BELOW
Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, sign in the partnership name.
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) -- Please print Signature 1 -- Please keep signature Signature 2 -- Please keep signature
date below. within the box. within the box.
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/ PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE./
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MFS(R) HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL TRUST - PREFERRED SHARES
MFS(R) HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL TRUST - PREFERRED SHARES
MFS(R) INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST - PREFERRED SHARES
500 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH TRUST
NOTICE OF THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 2008
The signer of this proxy card hereby appoints Christopher R. Bohane, Timothy M. Fagan, Mark D. Fischer, Brian E.
Langenfeld, Susan S. Newton, and Susan A. Pereira and each of them separately, proxies, with power of substitution, and
hereby authorizes each of them to represent, and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, at the Meeting of
Shareholders of the above-referenced Trusts, on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., Boston time, and at any
adjournments thereof, all of the preferred shares of the Trust that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
personally present.
Each trust will hold its meeting simultaneously with each other Trust. Shareholders of each Trust will vote separately on each item.
Only a Trust's shareholders of record on August 4, 2008 will be entitled to vote at the Trust's Meeting of Shareholders.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE SIGNING SHAREHOLDER. IF NO
DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE
UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS ON THE
REVERSE SIDE.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPTLY VOTING, SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY, WHICH WILL
HELP AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF A SECOND SOLICITATION FOR YOUR TRUST. THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO
POSTAGE AND IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE
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